Films - April 6-8, 2018

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Countrycide

Screening: Friday - April 6 @ 9:00 PM with U.S. Butcher & Dana & Playing with Fire
Director: Brett Kelly
Country: Canada
Run time: 70 min

Description: A Woman finds herself alone and wounded in the forest with a bear trap affixed to her leg. It's a battle for survival as she struggles to evade predators of both the four and two legged variety.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/199419436

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/countrycide/

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Don’t Look

Screening: Saturday - April 7 @ 11:50 PM with Scream Queen/King Competition & Termitator
Director: Luciana Faulhaber
Country: USA
Run time: 71 min

Description: A fresh take on the gory slasher horror movie, tinged with comedy. Five New York City millennials escape the big city for a rustic Thanksgiving weekend in the country, but something threatens to shatter their peaceful getaway and they are targeted for murder.

Director Luciana Faulhaber’s feature film debut interjects current events into the traditional horror genre tropes, and features a killer soundtrack of indie rock and pop artists including Toronto’s own Public Animal.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/240762381

Website: http://www.dontlookthemovie.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DontLookMovie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DONTLOOKMOVIE

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Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

Screening:  Saturday - April 7 @ 1:00 PM with Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters
Director: Steve De Roover
Country: Belgium
Run time: 95 min

Description: The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers, composers, principal actors and genre experts. "Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills, promotional art and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers. The story behind Flemish genre films also crosses paths with Troma on more than one occasion.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwXymwbEWA

Website: http://www.skladanowsky.be/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skladanowskyfilm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/skladanowsky_

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Geek Girls

Screening: Sunday - April 8 @ 4:00 PM with Best Served & Umbra & Death by Chocolate
Director: Gina Hara
Country: Canada
Run time: 83 min

Description: When filmmaker Gina Hara sets out to explore the hidden half of nerd culture, she struggles through unexpected resistance. Welcome to the world of cute dresses, professional gamers, fake names and death threats.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPEPgLgcVtE

Website: http://geekgirlsfilm.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/ginaharaszti

Musclecar

Screening: Saturday - April 7 @ 3:00 PM with He Tried to Kill Me with a Forklift & Robo Greaser
Director: Dwayne Labbe
Country: Australia
Run time: 77 min

Description: A girl called Bambi blows all her dough buying the car of her dreams. When she can’t afford to run it she cooks up a harebrained scheme to bring her car to life. Using ancient voodoo incantations, the blood of dead drunkards and an ox heart we realize a girl can love her car too much!

Modern Ozploitation at its finest!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlT93QeoXRE

Website: https://www.musclecarmovie.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MUSCLECAR-145414272227063/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfVoodoo

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The Lone Paddler

Screening: Saturday - April 7 @ 7:20 PM with Moral Compass & Lights Out!!!
Director: Derek Lukosius
Country: Canada
Run time: 85 min

Description: A group of friends depart on a camping trip, but have no idea that they are the target of a twisted madman, set on tearing them apart.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og1-jKXwN9c

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lonepaddler/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lonepaddlerfilm

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The Returning

Screening: Saturday - April 7 @ 9:30 PM with Blood Opera - Shocker & The Candle
Director: David Thian
Country: Malaysia
Run time: 104 min

Description: In 1972, September 13th a grieving tragedy occurred in Parit Buntar, Malaysia. Where a ferry sank, carrying 20 passengers on board. Tragically all lives were lost, among them were 17 young students. The local citizens blame it on Ah Han although it was an unintentional negligence of him. Ah Han the bus driver became hated by locals. Even after twelve years, Ah Han still can’t forget pain and remorse of that tragic incident.

One day, Ah Han suddenly got mad and ran out the house, and went missing. The next day, Ah Han 's body was found floating by the river. Because of the loss of her father, Ah Han’s daughter, Ah Mei decided to return to the hometown to seek the truth. She started the odyssey of the "home" tour.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/hNu7lC_P2Jg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/913TheMovie/

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Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon

Screening: Sunday - April 8 @ 8:30 PM with Cold Storage & Esc
Director: Luke Shirock
Country: USA
Run time: 110 min

Description: Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon is the musical drama of a man's struggle to overcome the guilt of his mother’s death. On a quest for absolution, Tommy finds himself on trial in a courtroom crowded by his inner demons. His confession alternates between flashbacks and fantasies as we journey into Tommy's budding romance with girlfriend Carolyn, whose experience as a woman is overshadowed by the weight of Tommy's maternal loss. Dream and reality blur as the Prosecutor and his agents infiltrate Tommy’s memories, dragging him back to the courtroom of his convoluted psyche. Can Tommy break the cycle of guilt before it destroys him and the ones he loves?

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/195243291

Website: http://www.iamtommysilver.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamtommysilver/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtommysilver/